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[Q] Thinking about taking the Android Plunge!

OK, after much patience and living with all the Windoze BS, I am considering re-flashing my HD2 to Android.
I currently run the Artemis ROM (Windows) and like it because all the bloatware crap that is usually in the ROMs has been removed and replaced with a miimal array of useful system features. That's what I look for in a ROM.
I know this question is frowned upon but I still need to ask... Considering my desire for a clean and fast minimalistic ROM, what are the best choices available in the Android world?
Thanks

GulDucat said:
OK, after much patience and living with all the Windoze BS, I am considering re-flashing my HD2 to Android.
I currently run the Artemis ROM (Windows) and like it because all the bloatware crap that is usually in the ROMs has been removed and replaced with a miimal array of useful system features. That's what I look for in a ROM.
I know this question is frowned upon but I still need to ask... Considering my desire for a clean and fast minimalistic ROM, what are the best choices available in the Android world?
Thanks
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look at hyperdroid or darkstone's new ram build, heard it was fast.
i used to be a fan of those fast builds but i tried mdj froyo hd build and im not looking back. sure its a little slower at times but i am a fan after the camera fix.

I think you will like hyperdroid butits kind of old ... anyhow I do recommend that you check any froyo builds since those seem to run much smoother and fluid then any sense I trie so far... waiting the 4gb card to start testing other builds but hyper paired with energy 2.5 gtx winmo rom ad 2.15.50.14 radio gives me great battery life (3-6mA) in standby of course.
Btw u cannot flash android on hd2 but put it on and run it from sd card... cheers and good luck
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

I am running the Nexus One HD2 build on my phone and it works amazing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793924
At the bottom of the first post, the developer posted a spreadsheet of the combos that are working...
I have two HD2's and using different combos... Two recommendations
1) get an SD card that is Class 4 or 6... Stay away from Class 2 as they have been linked with issues
2) if you get it to work.. Dont mess it with it anymore. leave it alone, I have messed up so many times doing this.. if it's not broken, dont fix it.

Welcome to the hd2 android world! I bet you won't regret it.
Considering your choices (i was a long artemis user before), you have indeed the nexus one option, not sense builds. I prefer to use a third option, the miui roms. good new is that changing build is easy like changing a folder. Have fun!

It doesn't get anymore minimalist than darkstone's new SuperRam. He shrunk that system file down to 55mb to load it in a ramdisk. It's extremely fast and completely plain froyo. I'd give that one a go first if I were you. Nice thing about not having nand, you don't have to flash anything, you don't have to mess with your winmo one bit if you don't want to.
The other one you might try if you want a bit more bells and whistles is the HD2One Cyanogen 6.1 rom, it's more current than Hyperdroid. I think hyperdroid hasn't been updated for quite a while.

Best Android NAND for hd2

hello everyone...i just wanted to get ur opinion on this...which android nand for the hd2 is the best ...basically fast,and everything is pretty much working....ive heard that MDJ Revolution HD and JDMS are good..but which one is the best of them both or of all?

trinfinate said:
hello everyone...i just wanted to get ur opinion on this...which android nand for the hd2 is the best ...basically fast,and everything is pretty much working....ive heard that MDJ Revolution HD and JDMS are good..but which one is the best of them both or of all?
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Dude... seriously... which beer is the best? what's the best colour? What's the best food?
etc. etc. etc.
It is ALL a matter of taste. You need to read people's feedback in each thread, decide which seems best to you, then try a few. The happiest people on this forum, are the ones that put the work in at the beginning, and find a ROM they like.
If you know what you're after, then maybe with a little tweaking of the question, you'll get some help.
Sense or not?
Which base do you prefer? EVO, Nexus, Desire HD.....
Do you want a stock ROM (hardly changed from original base), or one that's themed.
There's so many variables, this question is obsolete..... Do yourself a favour and do some research, you won't regret it.

I had been using Cotulla's LEO stock desire ROM since 30 Dec...quite fast and found no bugs at all...
Since there are so many more NAND builds recently, I would like to seek for some recommendations for new ROM...
My only requirement is sense build with stock theme
Thanks!

nighos said:
I had been using Cotulla's LEO stock desire ROM since 30 Dec...quite fast and found no bugs at all...
Since there are so many more NAND builds recently, I would like to seek for some recommendations for new ROM...
My only requirement is sense build with stock theme
Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897191
Projection's build is close to Stock desire that you are using, it has bug fixes and changes, is stable, and works well.
Again, backup your stuff with titanium, then go flash around.... you'll find something you like.
Nearly ALL builds have screenshots, so you can see what it'll look like before you try it.

well thanks guys...well i thought i was specific enough...my only requirements are speedy,fast rom...all features working.....nothing else matters ...just those 2 features i mention...and um ur also right about doing ur reasearch...thats y i even gave 2 examples MDJ Revolution HD and JDMS. do u guys know of any rom thats like the fastest on the hd2 with all the features working?.....i want to run psx4droid...hope fully it will run good on the rom u guys recommend.

In terms of speed, a bare android (non sense) will likely be the fastest (IMO more stable as well). The desire HD builds are the most feature-laden but also tend to be slower, and the desire and desire z fall in between the two. In terms of speed, the ranking is vanilla is fastest, then desire, desire z, then desire HD (again, IMO), and vice versa in terms of features.
At this point, I believe it is a pretty moot point to talk about "everything working," because each of these different types all have several threads with everything except wireless tether( most don't have it) and 720p recording (none have this feature).
I recommend browsing each thread and finding something that is visually appealing and trying it. If it gives you problems move on to the next one.
Just make sure to read and search before posting questions or bugs.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

i am using stock desire rom too...its working gr8...

trinfinate said:
hello everyone...i just wanted to get ur opinion on this...which android nand for the hd2 is the best ...basically fast,and everything is pretty much working....ive heard that MDJ Revolution HD and JDMS are good..but which one is the best of them both or of all?
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I'm currently using the cLK bootloader with the CyanogenMod 7 ROM. Everything seems to be running incredibly smooth.

MattOG said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897191
Projection's build is close to Stock desire that you are using, it has bug fixes and changes, is stable, and works well.
Again, backup your stuff with titanium, then go flash around.... you'll find something you like.
Nearly ALL builds have screenshots, so you can see what it'll look like before you try it.
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thats older 2.2, there are many 2.2.1 Roms with newer Sense.

i'm using HyperdroidCM7 version.its stable and so fast
Sent from my HTC HD 2 powered by HYPERDROID

When I got HTC HD2 and I decide to trying out for Android 2.3.. It really amazing when I using Android cause it's very much better than Iphone! Its work like a charm!

i m using boyppc...not tht good...crashing...

trinfinate said:
hello everyone...i just wanted to get ur opinion on this...which android nand for the hd2 is the best ...basically fast,and everything is pretty much working....ive heard that MDJ Revolution HD and JDMS are good..but which one is the best of them both or of all?
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Give a try to Ultimate Droid. It's awesome, fast, stable and decent battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958953
PS- I am not saying it's the best (impossible to decide), but it is my fav ROM as it meets all my expectations

best android on sd for hd2

hello everybody!
which is the best android rom on sd card for hd2 leo?
thanks

This is asking for a very personal opinion, and I'm sure someone else will post a "this is not a helpful question etc...."
...But for my money, I recommend Motoman234 EVO Black&Blue Remix. It has not been updated since December - but every week I try other ROMs (both NAND and SD) and I still keep coming back to this. It's just very very perfect (I'm in the UK on O2). Certainly worth a try, even if it's on the old side now.
I keep trying to find a better ROM (and I'm sure there are better NANDs than this), but I'm still too happy with this, and am waiting for a stable Sense 3.0 from somewhere before really looking to switch.
(This is from someone who changed his ROM every week on Windows 6.5 in the pursuit for perfection!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847631

thank you very much for your quickly answer!
i'm looking this rom and it's very good,now i have Mdeejay FroYo Sense Matted 1.4 but don't like very much, i want try this Motoman234 EVO Black&Blue Remix i hope is great.
bye

i tried many sd roms. at last i decided americandroid is fast, stable and up to date . it doesn't look good but you can make it better with 'fancy widget' like things. i also like '3dak's miui rom. its' looking is really good altough has some stability problems.

Need help for experienced users.

Hello everyone.
I'm looking for a new NAND rom for my HTC HD2 (512 version).
Right now I'm using "MDJ's CyanogenMod 7 v2.6 (A2SD+)" since januari.
I was using it non-stop without errors until last week. It restarts or gives errors with old apps, so I thought of a clean install.
But after 3 months I tried to look for a new ROM on XDA.
Damn! XDA is a very bussy forum on this subject and there are much new ROMs availible. So there is where you come in.
I dont have time to spit to 30 new ROMs with more than +/- 40 pages of replies.
So I'm asking everyone what you can recommend me based on my preferences.
- It needs to be smooth
- I use copilot (so a good GPS function would be nice)
- Reliable battery drain
- Please give me te pro or cons for sense. I do like the widgets that come with sense, but I dont have a high memory for a full sense rom.
I really hope you can help me with this. Thanks in advance

If you like pure latest Gingerbread 2.3.4 then you can follow my sig. It has all the things you're looking for. I don't have time to give you pro and con, because I'm too busy testing out other ROM.

Capt.PP said:
If you like pure latest Gingerbread 2.3.4 then you can follow my sig. It has all the things you're looking for. I don't have time to give you pro and con, because I'm too busy testing out other ROM.
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I agree with Capt.PP. If I were going to switch to a NAND build, that would be the first one that I would consider. I used tytung's SD build until it was discontinued. I moved on to an active SD build, because I'm not ready to go NAND.

Best Android ROM on HD2

First of all sorry to all you DEVs and Users. But I think it's worthy to ask this. I have searched it but haven't found any thread with satisfactory answer. So I am posting here.
I know many of you wont find it good. But this is important. I am new with HD2 device. There are many of ROMs out here from last couple of years. People actually can't flash them all to test or surf almost 10K pages to know it.
so I request you all of you guys as per your personal experience which ROMs are good to use. It is not necessary to be stable but yes it should be worthy.
Please share you experience with ROMs.

If u looking for an good cm gingerbread SD build look no further the AmericanAndroid hasn't been updated in a while but it is a smooth daily build.
If u looking for a good nand build, I would go with IcecreamTosti v1.1 everything is fully working in the rom, an too me its the best daily driver ics build i tryed to date. . .
Sent from my aokp tenderloin

I've tried a few, but I always come back to HyperDroid. It's smooth and fast and has an excellent cast of developers that are helpful. It is a huge thread and can seems a little bit overwhelming at first, but I think it's well worth doing the research.
The other two mentioned above are solid builds as well. I have not tried AmericANDroid nor the Tosti series, but I haven't read anything nasty or bad about the two.
If your looking for a good Sense based ROM you can try the Energy series. A very solid build, but it is a resource hog.
READ every page prior to installing the rom. You'll be glad you did. You can find out alot about what you're looking for in this way.
Good luck and happy hunting!
And welcome to the HD2 family!

You will never get a satisfactory answer on a thread like this, because your question is subjective. I don't know how many times I've had to explain this
Having said that, my recommendation is NexusHD2 (see, you have 4 different answers in 3 replies).

Nigeldg said:
You will never get a satisfactory answer on a thread like this, because your question is subjective. I don't know how many times I've had to explain this
Having said that, my recommendation is NexusHD2 (see, you have 4 different answers in 3 replies).
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That`s also my recommendation

Mooncalled said:
I've tried a few, but I always come back to HyperDroid. It's smooth and fast and has an excellent cast of developers that are helpful. It is a huge thread and can seems a little bit overwhelming at first, but I think it's well worth doing the research.
The other two mentioned above are solid builds as well. I have not tried AmericANDroid nor the Tosti series, but I haven't read anything nasty or bad about the two.
If your looking for a good Sense based ROM you can try the Energy series. A very solid build, but it is a resource hog.
READ every page prior to installing the rom. You'll be glad you did. You can find out alot about what you're looking for in this way.
Good luck and happy hunting!
And welcome to the HD2 family!
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Yel. I agree too. Hyperdroid is the fastest, smoothest and the most stable build ive tried. But it doesnt really matter. One rom maybe functioning well on one HD2 and it may be messed up on another. So i guess you really have to use the trial and error method
Sent from my HD2 using XDA

adil1508 said:
One rom maybe functioning well on one HD2 and it may be messed up on another. So i guess you really have to use the trial and error method
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+1 ,very true

Mooncalled said:
I've tried a few, but I always come back to HyperDroid.
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Me too

its seems it gonna hard to decide which one is good. Every user has their own prospective. But still I am finding it quite usefull. And i believe people who are new to this device they can also be the beneficiary. Thx guys.
I think ill flash few builds by our awesome devs and then start building it by own...

Throwing in another vote for NexusHD2. Consistently a fast and reliable daily build.
I can still see the worth of threads like this. I just so happened to be looking for the most reliable ICS rom now that we have HWA

I am not an expert, just a regular user. I have used AmericanAndroid, Hyperdroid and JaguarMIUI. I like JaguarMIUI, it's pretty stable and light. GPS lock down took only a few seconds. That is important to me as I travel a lot. Also battery life seems to last longer. I only have problem with Hotmail apps when using JaguarMIUI, as I won't be able to add contact, other than that, all is fine.

True we wont get a definitive answer here, but will at least sort the wheat from the chaff.
I use NexusHD2 HWA Build by tytung - have had no problems what so ever since it became HWA.
I used to run AmeriCan Android GB build, and tbh found it buggy and slow, but probably wasn't the latest build, cant remember now, has been months since I used it.
Hyperdroid seems to be a very solid build, especially for us fans of CyanogenMod.
As I am a fan of Tytung's work I would likely try NexusHD2-Gingerbread V3.2a, if I for some reason-such as needing to save space due to bad blocks, etc; though it is AOSP as opposed to CM.

Im new to this android world but im a fan of the hyperdroid. Cosmetically, im a fan of the coredroid..
Question.. is there a way to get the visual upgrades like on coredroid, but have them integrated into the hyperdroid. ????

Because I´ve WPH too , im must yuse SD builds. My favorite is the Tostidroid. But the last builds had many random reboots so I used MIUI ICS for a while (3 days ). The Nexus HD is goot too, but i love Tostidroid has more options...
And i think the MIUI rom was the most smoth and stable ICS ROM. But the b40 of Tostidroid is now very stable too... Before i Installed WPH I had NexusHD rom @ NAND and it was not bad.
If you are looking for a ICS build Nexus HD and MIUI ICS are the best for daily use...
If you don´t want WPH install the Nexus too Nand that you have a 100% working system for daily use and test the other ROMs as SD builds...

well i would personally recommend miui roms. it is a pain in the ass to solve all the problems that come with it( for me it is the ultra low internal storage and bootloops, but the newer versions doesnt have a bootloop) and for the low storage i am trying to make a ext3 partition. but after that.. WOW! beautiful like no other(even ios not and no, i am no apple fanboy) smooth, perfect build-in apps, good at multitasking, fast... just perfect.

Since November '11 I'm testing a lot of roms, but there was never a Rom which is the best for me.
But then I found myMIUI from the User 'Aternus'. This ROM is my favourite one, its stable, fast and very smooth. The only bad thins is, that it isn't multilingual, but Aternus said, it will come with Jelly Bean
Test the Rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639932), I love it :fingers-crossed:

To me the best rum is Pixeldroid Last Edition RC9 Rom with AROMA INSTALLER/HTC Sensation XL
But unfortunately there are a large drain on the battery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667631

I am sorry guys but this kind of thread never leads to any positive end. ALready said a million times, "best" is subjective and only is "best" for you.